Instruments
The Lalove flute

The  "Lalove"  bamboo flute from from the Kaili people in central Sulawesi is a ceremonial tool, evocating ghosts . This big  flute is 76 cm long, 2.7 cm in diameter and has six   equidistant finger holes on the top, arranged in two pairs of three holes, and no thumb hole on the back.  Opening hole by hole, an interesting scale sounds: A - C# - D - D# - F- F# - G#  (approximately) The flut is played during healing ceremonies and strictly forbidden to be played without purpose due to it's magic abilities to evocate ghosts. Players use circular breathing  for playing, most of the music ("kobi" songs) is free of metrics and uses both octaves or registers of the flute.

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